交际英语热门话题208

Unit 8

Wedding Etiquette¹

Conversation 1

A : Hi, Lucy !

B : Hi. It's a wonderful wedding, isn't it?

A : Yes, It's very great.

B : Mary's father is a rich man , isn't he ?

A : You are right, Mary's father is responsible for the entire wedding-arrangement, costs , etc. I think he must spend much money.

B : Will Mary and her husband be ready to leave for their honeymoon²?

A : Yes. Look! Mary is going to throw the bride bouquet³.

B : Oh, I'll try to catch it.

Conversation 2

A : I have some good news for you .

B : What's that?

A : Jenny is getting married.

B : Great! Who's the bridegroom?

A : Tom , that lucky guy.

B : The guy always hands the girls in a line. When did he propose ?

A : Last week , It said that he fell in love with Jenny at Mrs.Whit's party last Monday as soon as he saw her.

B : My gosh! How romantic! When's the big day?

A : July4, the National Holiday.

B : Will it be a church wedding or a civil ceremony?

A ; Jenny plans to hold it in church.

B : Who is the best man?

A : Guess!

B : Nobody is OK, but you !

A : You know, Tom is my best friend and he asked me to be his best man .

B : Did you promise him?

A : Yes , I did.

Conversation 3

A : In my wedding ceremony , where do my parents sit in the church?

B : The bride's parents' seating arrangement is on the left side of the aisle⁵ and the groom⁴'s parents is on the right side.

A : Do friends of the bride always sit on one side of the church and friends of the groom on the other?

B : They usually do .

Conversation 4

A : Oh! You're engaged! What a beautiful engagement ring! Who to ?

B : Of course Mike. Who else? We fell in love at first sight.

A : When's the wedding going to be?

B : We haven't decided⁶ yet. There are a lot of things to sort out, you know.

A : Are you having a big wedding?

B : Yes, I've always dream of having a big wedding.

A : But what do you say about that?

B : I don't really enjoy big occasions, but I think I’ll come round to the idea in the end , It only happens once in a lifetime.

A : Perhaps I'll agree with Mike. I couldn't stand a big wedding with many relatives and friends of my parents or ma wife whom I'd never met before.

Conversation 5

A : Jack⁷, do you take Mary to be your lawfully⁸ wedded⁹ wife?

B : I do .

A : Mary , do you take Jack to be your lawfully wedded husband?

B : I do .

A : B&C: For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health , till death do we part.

B : The rings ,please...I now pronounce you a husband and wife.

1 etiquette   

n.礼仪，礼节；规矩

参考例句：

• The rules of etiquette are not so strict nowadays.如今的礼仪规则已不那么严格了。
• According to etiquette,you should stand up to meet a guest.按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。

2 honeymoon   

n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月

参考例句：

• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
• The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。

3 bouquet   

n.花束，酒香

参考例句：

• This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。

4 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。

5 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

7 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

8 lawfully   

adv.守法地，合法地；合理地

参考例句：

• Lawfully established contracts shall be protected by law. 依法成立的合同应受法律保护。 来自口语例句
• As my lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health, till death parts us. 当成是我的合法丈夫，无论疾病灾难，直到死亡把我们分开。 来自电影对白

9 wedded   

adj.正式结婚的；渴望…的，执著于…的v.嫁，娶，（与…）结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She's wedded to her job. 她专心致志于工作。
• I was invited over by the newly wedded couple for a meal. 我被那对新婚夫妇请去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》